Eden Court

Amateur dramatic company Inverness Musical Theatre (IMT) kicked off its Sunday shoes and cut loose in style to delight a large and expectant audience as its latest show – Footloose – burst onto the stage of Eden Court for a four-night run.

As the lights went up on a pile of old suitcases and a man with a ukulele, Mummy had a terrible feeling that this was going to be the sort of show that, like “educational” wooden toys, was made by grown-ups for grown-ups who think they know what kids like.

For more than a decade, going to see Phil Cunningham and his musical pals – many of them household names including Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson and Kris Drever – in concert has become an essential part of the festive season.